In a statement, Pixar employees allege that Disney executives routinely push back on attempts to include same-sex sentiment in their films.
notes, Specter’s queer identity, however, was only addressed in passing, with the line: “It’s not easy being a new parent—my girlfriend’s daughter got me pulling my hair out, okay?”was banned in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia due to the scene, and the word “girlfriend” was changed to “partner” in the Russian release of the film, according toa short film about a gay man who struggles with coming out to his parents, on Disney+ that same year.
“While signing on to donate to the HRC is a step in the correct direction, the shareholder meeting on Wednesday made it clear that this is not enough,” reads the letter from Pixar’s LGBTQIA+ employees. “Disney did not take a hard stance in support of the LGBTQIA+ community, they instead attempted to placate ‘both sides’—and did not condemn hateful messages shared during the question and answer portion of the meeting.” Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Monday’s email, “Our Unwavering Commitment to the LGBTQ+ Community”, rang hollow. It began with the claim that Disney has a long history of supporting the LGBT community, but Disney Parks did not officially host Pride until 2019, in Paris alone. Disney has a history of shutting down fan-created Pride events in the parks, even removing same-sex couples for dancing together in the 1980’s. Additionally, Disney began capitalizing on Pride in 2018 with The Rainbow Mickey Collection, .
Finally, we come to the push for Content as the answer. We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were. Nearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney’s behest, regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar.
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